She shook her head awkwardly. “I don’t know how. I’m sorry…” She indeed did not know how to do ballroom dances.“I already said you can’t reject me.” Eugene winked at her and said, “It’s fine if you don’t know. I can teach you.”His expression and posture were still very elegant. After speaking, he extended a gentlemanly hand to her.Sharon looked at his clean, lean hand. She found it hard to refuse.Perhaps it was because she was feeling too pressured. Although she did not know how to dance, she raised her hand and agreed to his invitation like she was possessed!It was only when he had walked to the dance floor with her hand in his did she come back to her senses. What was she doing?Why would she agree to an unfamiliar man’s invitation?Eugene circled a hand around her waist. He moved closer to her, smiling mildly as he said, “Woman, focus.”Sharon already regretted it. “That… I really don’t know how. How about you ask someone else…”Before she could finish speaking, Eugene
He turned away abruptly. His pitch-black, fear-inducing gaze landed on her. His tone was extremely icy when he spoke, “Secretary Lawrence, you’re overstepping again.” No matter how he and Sharon were, it was not her place to chime in.The way he addressed her as ‘Secretary Lawrence’ made Rebecca remember that night at the hotel when she confessed her feelings for him but he harshly shoved her away!Her face paled. She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms.Simon did not say anything more to her. He walked past her, not once glancing at her.He only thought about how he did not want to dance the opening dance later with Rebecca.Under Eugene’s instruction, Sharon danced with him. Coming off the dance floor, her palms were full of sweat. It was unsure if it was because she was too nervous or because it was hot.“See. I told you you’d definitely dance well.” Eugene saw her sweating prettily and could not help smiling. He took out a handkerchief he brought with him and
Simon’s body tensed instantly, and he grabbed her small hand. His pitch-black eagle eyes stared at her dangerously. “Just now, you’d rather die than submit. Are you playing a game of push and pull with me?”If she had been sober enough, she would definitely have heard the ridicule in the man’s words. Unfortunately, her awareness was a little messed up. With that passionate kiss earlier, she could not discern all too well now.Panting slightly, she shook her head strongly, trying to wake herself up more. Finally, she could react and push him away. Glaring at him in a rage, she asked, “What do you want to do?”He was not publicly displaying affection with Rebecca in the ballroom, so why would he run over here to force a kiss on her?Seeing that her angered appearance did not seem to be fake, Simon could not help feeling that it was odd. Could her initiative just now have been faked?He stuffed a hand into his pocket as his eyes narrowed slightly at her lips that were reddened by the
Her dumbfounded expression was quite amusing. Bending his finger, he tapped her on the forehead as he said in a low voice, “You’re not allowed to have any contact with him, you hear me?” Sharon rubbed her aching forehead and said in a huff, “Don’t be so bossy. You…” She had not finished speaking when she was interrupted. The sound of footsteps traveled toward them as a woman called out, “Simon, are you here?” That was Rebecca! Sharon did not blink as she stared mockingly at him. His ‘best friend’ was in search of him. Was he not going to let go of her? The man had a calm expression on his face and did not seem worried that Rebecca would catch them in the state they were in. “Simon, where are you? The party is about to start. Uncle has requested that we dance the opening dance…” Rebecca could sense that Simon was nearby but could not pinpoint his exact location. Sharon had a mocking expression as they stood in the corner. Was he not going to leave? This time, Simon frown
Then, she heard the host announce, “Designer Jeans, please come on stage. You will be President Zachary’s dance partner tonight. Congratulations!” Applause rang throughout the room. Sharon regained some of her alertness, but that only caused her to be even more shocked. Since when had she become Simon’s dance partner? She had not even taken part in the drawing of numbers. How could she have been picked when she did not even have a number? She turned and glanced at Simon who was standing on stage. There was a crowd between them, but she seemed to catch his eyes glinting mischievously… Sharon did not know how she got pushed up onto the stage, but she was already standing in front of Simon when she regained her senses. The stage lights were even brighter, and his features seemed even more well-defined as they shone on him. He smirked at her with a secretive and haughty expression on his face. It seemed that everything was going according to his plan. She immediately understood h
Her discomfort caused her to forget that she was dancing with the company’s president and that countless gazes filled with jealousy and hatred were directed at her. Especially Rebecca, who was standing beside Douglas. Her nails sank into her palms as she looked at the two waltzing romantically on stage. She felt both wronged and humiliated. She was supposed to be Simon’s dance partner for tonight’s opening dance, but he switched partners in front of everyone. Was this not to humiliate her? What was worse, she had to pretend she did not mind it at all although she was furious. Else, she would be the butt of everyone’s jokes. Simon had blatantly changed the dance partner Douglas chose for him. Naturally, the look on his face was not pleasant either. He put on a poker face as he stared expressionlessly at the stage. When he saw Sharon put her head on Simon’s shoulder, he scowled and found himself even more unable to continue watching. Were they dancing or showing off their relatio
A figure approached her and immediately covered her mouth. She could not tell who it was, but she could tell it was a strange and rough man with a lot of strength! “No… No…” She kept raising her voice in protest as she struggled to push her opponent’s hand away. However, her strength was quickly diminishing. “Good girl, keep quiet…” A rough and strange voice rang in her ears. She could tell he was up to no good! The man used one hand to cover her mouth and the other to forcefully drag her into one of the rooms in the hotel. Sharon was flung onto the bed. She wanted to get up but was horrified to realize her strength was quickly vanishing! Lying helplessly in bed, she raised her gaze to the man standing by the bed. He was a big, burly man who seemed to have coarse manners. “Who… Who are you? What do you want to do to me?” Her terror was evident in her eyes as she panted. The man smiled evilly at her. “You don’t need to know who I am.” Then, he let out a chilling laugh as
Simon ground his foot at that same area a couple more times. Franky, who was behind him, did not dare look at what was going on. When the man was in so much pain that he could not even make a sound, Simon said coldly to Franky, “Drag him out of here and get rid of him!” “Yes, President Zachary!” Franky immediately dragged the man out of the room and closed the door. From the start till the end, he had not dared to even look at Sharon. Simon’s men were stationed both inside and outside the hotel to ensure the anniversary celebration would go along smoothly. Thus, when Franky saw a man dragging Sharon away through the surveillance cameras, he immediately reported it to Simon and found out where they were. Sharon lay on the bed, her consciousness slowly fading. The veins on Simon’s forehead popped when he saw the state she was in. Pulling her up, he gritted his teeth as he bellowed, “Sharon Jeans!” He finally understood what was happening to her when he saw her reddened face